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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => Owner's Circles => Bent Audio Owners => Topic started by: mikeeastman on 21 Nov 2016, 03:00 pm

Title: Batteries for Tap X
Post by: mikeeastman on 21 Nov 2016, 03:00 pm

I'm picking up a Tap X and want to power it off a battery . I believe it needs 9 volts? Any recommendation on a battery and charger. What is he actual voltage range that will work with the Tap X?

Title: Re: Batteries for Tap X
Post by: jtwrace on 21 Nov 2016, 03:03 pm

Why do this?  The power is just providing power for the relay's. 

Title: Re: Batteries for Tap X
Post by: mikeeastman on 21 Nov 2016, 03:28 pm

I didn't know that, thanks I won't bother with battery.

Title: Re: Batteries for Tap X
Post by: brj on 21 Nov 2016, 05:49 pm

One comment - if you're currently using an SMPS to power the TAP-X, then using a cleaner power source avoids dumping noise onto the power lines that may impact other components in the system, even if the TAP-X itself is immune.  This could just as easily be a decent but inexpensive linear power supply, however - you don't necessarily need a battery.  And even that may be unneeded if your power conditioning is up to the task.

(My TAP-X is powered via a Pi Audio Battery BUSS, but I already had it to power other components in my system, and it was cheaper to get a new B-BUSS DC umbilical to feed the TAP-X than to get another linear power supply.)

Title: Re: Batteries for Tap X
Post by: mikeeastman on 22 Nov 2016, 12:54 am

I have a PI battery buss but it seams a bit of over kill for the Tap X, I have HDPLEX 100 that I can try.

Thanks for the replies.

Title: Re: Batteries for Tap X
Post by: jtwrace on 22 Nov 2016, 12:57 am

Quote from: mikeeastman on 22 Nov 2016, 12:54 am

I have a PI battery buss but it seams a bit of over kill for the Tap X, I have HDPLEX 100 that I can try.

Thanks for the replies.

Check your wall wort.  John shipped many of them with a linear wall wort and NOT SMPS.  If not, you can buy one for $12 and be done.